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1/16/2015 4:03PM

Supreme Court to Decide on Same-Sex Marriage

The Supreme Court said it would decide whether the U.S. Constitution gives same-sex couples the right to marry, signaling what could be the final chapter of a push by advocates to extend gay unions nationwide. Ashby Jones joins the News Hub. Photo: Getty.

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the Supreme Court will decide whether the U S Constitution gives a sex couples the right to marry ... could be the final chapter in a push by advocates to extending Kenyans nationwide ... we're joined now by XP generous isn't that the law bureau chief for more analysis after things famous for being with that ... right so what ... challenges the Supreme Court finally agrees to they finally agreed to take up ... the challenge that came out of the six circuit which is that the federal appeals court circuit ... that covers four states Ohio Michigan Kentucky and Tennessee ... there were challenges pending in all four of those states aam and this the six circuit and basically said there is no right there is no constitutional right to same sex marriage ... that was appealed by all four of the cases ... the Supreme Court today said yes we are getting here this and so it so it's up up for grabs this point and it's always that helps inevitable right the Supreme Court would ... have to take this out this year there were so many challenges on the docket there are a lot of challenges what happened was he was the skits was the six circuit because they came down said there is no constitutional right printed all of the other big Quartz ... at found that there was a sense of the speaker really didn't have to get in and settling the dispute between circuits when sixth Circuit ruled in November ... that there was no right it was basically a foregone conclusion okay so let's run it through the possible outcomes here if they see that same sex marriage is a right guaranteed under the Constitution ... seems pretty cut and dry right all the sudden gay marriage legal everywhere and it is the most cut and dried ... outcome possible gay marriage is legal everywhere every state that housing ban on same sex marriage ... those bans would be struck down and gay marriage will be one of a lot of the lawful and everywhere okay so let's talk about the less clear cut that sound like this complete sentence that ... was never could say well there is no ... constitutional right ... and if he did that it would be fairly clear that those pants that are still in place the states ... can stay there ... but what ... would be really difficult is that the states that have already had their band struck down by courts in the bill in the process of marrying same sex couples ... what would happen to those marriages that's the big question ... if the if the core rules that direction you've got all these people who've gone out and got married ... if Rose those marriages in Colombo ... to be extremely confusing so when she respects your arguments and was partly because a decision on this case this is interesting because this is all happening in a very abbreviated timetable for the Supreme Court aam ... the time the ordinance I think will be scheduled for April and we will be looking for an opinion at the end of June up aam I think there's a slight possibility that could get bumped into next home early in October ... but in all likelihood I think it the ended June soon transfusions both receipts for all these couples Ashby thanks famous for joining us that the update ...